학술논문
Quantum Projectors Implemented With Optical Directional Couplers in Ion-Exchanged Glasses
Document Type
Periodical
Source
Journal of Lightwave Technology J. Lightwave Technol. Lightwave Technology, Journal of. 40(23):7676-7684 Dec, 2022
Subject
Language
ISSN
0733-8724
1558-2213
1558-2213
Abstract
Ion-exchanged glass as a platform for quantum photonics is proposed. Quantum projectors are implemented with integrated optical directional couplers fabricated by ion-exchange K$^+$/Na$^+$ in soda-lime glass. We consider devices composed of concatenated directional couplers which implement $N$-dimensional quantum projective measurements, and concomitantly the production of 1-qudit states. The fundamental units of these devices are 2 × 2 directional couplers that are experimentally studied in order to obtain, through an optical characterization, empiric relationships between fabrication and optical parameters of such couplers. Likewise, a two-dimensional quantum projector is demonstrated so that projective measurements are obtained for the states of bases X (diagonal) and Y (circular).